Physical properties of some empty space-times

1957 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 836-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Joseph

ABSTRACTThe canonical form of the Riemann tensor is found for certain non-flat empty space-times. Some invariant physical properties of these space-times are investigated. The status of Mach's principle in general relativity theory is briefly discussed in the light of these examples.

Author(s):  
H. Bondi ◽  
W. H. McCrea

ABSTRACTThe problem is considered as to whether, in accordance with Newtonian theory, energy can be transferred from one system to another across empty space by gravitational interaction alone. Familiar examples of apparent energy transfer by this means do not give an unambiguous answer since they involve some net change of gravitational potential energy and this is not localized in the theory. Two examples are given here of systems in which the potential energy is the same at the beginning and end of an operation that does produce a resultant energy transfer. The establishment of this result is significant as a preliminary to the discussion of energy transfer according to general relativity theory. The appendix gives a particular illustration of one of the examples that admits exact mathematical treatment.


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (08) ◽  
pp. 1450068 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Goldoni ◽  
M. F. A. da Silva ◽  
G. Pinheiro ◽  
R. Chan

In this paper, we have studied nonstationary radiative spherically symmetric spacetime, in general covariant theory (U(1) extension) of Hořava–Lifshitz (HL) gravity without the projectability condition and in the infrared (IR) limit. The Newtonian prepotential φ was assumed null. We have shown that there is not the analogue of the Vaidya's solution in the Hořava–Lifshitz Theory (HLT), as we know in the General Relativity Theory (GRT). Therefore, we conclude that the gauge field A should interact with the null radiation field of the Vaidya's spacetime in the HLT.


In this contribution, my purpose is to study a new mathematical instrument introduced by me in 1958-9: the tensor and spinor propagators. These propagators are extensions of the scalar propagator of Jordan-Pauli which plays an important part in quantum-field theory. It is possible to construct, with these propagators, commutators and anticommutators for the various free fields, in the framework of general relativity theory (see Lichnerowicz 1959 a, b, c , 1960, 1961 a, b, c ; and for an independent introduction of propagators DeWitt & Brehme 1960).


1983 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Buchdahl ◽  
Daniel M. Greenberger

Author(s):  
Jin Tong Wang ◽  
Jiangdi Fan ◽  
Aaron X. Kan

It has been well known that there is a redshift of photon frequency due to the gravitational potential. Scott et al. [Can. J. Phys. 44 (1966) 1639, https://doi.org/10.1139/p66-137 ] pointed out that general relativity theory predicts the gravitational redshift. However, using the quantum mechanics theory related to the photon Hamiltonian and photon Schrodinger equation, we calculate the redshift due to the gravitational potential. The result is exactly the same as that from the general relativity theory.


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